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brilliant

adjective
  1. Giving off or reflecting light readily or in large amounts: beamy, bright, effulgent, incandescent, irradiant, lambent, lucent, luminous, lustrous, radiant, refulgent, shiny. See light
  2. Extemely bright: glaring, glary. See light
  3. Marked by extraordinary elegance, beauty, and splendor: glorious, gorgeous, magnificent, proud, resplendent, splendid, splendorous. See beautiful
  4. Indicative of future success or full of promise: auspicious, benign, bright, fair, favorable, fortunate, good, propitious. See luck
  5. Having or showing intelligence, often of a high order: intellectual, intelligent, knowing, knowledgeable. Informal: brainy. See ability

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